After 6.5 million hits, I’m pretty sure that a lot of you have already viewed the now infamous YouTube video in which Chris Crocker posted his alleged über-emotional, tearful tirade against all the Britney Spears haters. I say “alleged” because as you can see from the videos posted in his YouTube user profile page that he sure loves making a spectacle of himself for the camera.
Seth Green of Robot Chicken fame had me in hysterics after I watched his parody of Chris Crocker’s “Leave Britney Alone” vid:
And watch Robot Chicken Sunday nights at 11:30 on the Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. Season 2 DVD available right now. So buy it!
I managed to get tickets to the Toronto International Film Festival‘s Midnight Madness screening of Wilson Yip‘s Flash Point Thursday night, and it was well-worth the $20. Especially because Yip was present at the screening and fans in the audience got a chance to ask him questions about the film, his work as a director and collaboration with the film’s action director and star Donnie Yen.
Here’s a short synopsis of the film: Honk Kong Police Inspector Jun Ma (Donnie Yen) is one of those cops which has a no-holds-barred sense of ethic when it comes to catching criminals and putting them to justice (while beating them to a pulp if needed). His partner Wilson (Louis Koo) is working undercover trying to go after a trio of blood-thirsty Vietnamese gangsters. When his cover is busted and Wilson turns into a target all hell starts to break loose. And when that happens you know hot-headed Jun Ma is gonna flip out and put a serious throw-down on the bad guys.
Flash Point has one of the most realistic fight choreography that I’ve ever seen in a film. This is mainly due to the action direction of the film’s star, Donnie Yen, who in an email expressing his regrets of not being able to make an appearance at the film’s Toronto International Film Festival debut, clarified his role in the film and his use of mixed martial arts (a fighting system that involves a wide array of martial arts techniques including Jujitsu, wrestling and Muay Thai).
In the first part of the film the plot mainly centers around Louis Koo’s character and his work getting the goods on the bad guys. This sort of narrative isn’t anything innovative: You have the vengeful cop (Donnie Yen), the witness that needs protection (Louis Koo), the girl (Fan Bing-Bing), and the bad guys who threaten the lives of the vengeful cop, the witness and the girl (Colin Chou, Ray Lui and Xing Yu). Flash Point may seem a little light on the action-side for the first two-thirds of the movie (only 87 minutes long), but when the real action starts to take place the wait will be worth it. Especially when Inspector Jun Ma battles the lead villain Tony (Collin Chou from The Matrix Reloaded) in an intense fight sequence. It makes you want to hope that the DVD comes with an extended version.
As a team, director Wilson Yip and Donnie Yen have a most intriguing style, as is evident in their previous work of Sha Po Lang aka Killzone (which I need to get a DVD copy of). Yip’s need to build character development and Yen’s desire for action was one of the most challenging aspects of filming Flash Point according to a Q&A after the film at Toronto’s Ryerson Theatre. But the final product was worthwhile.
If you didn’t get a chance to see Flash Point, or you’re a fan of Hong Kong Cinema and martial arts flicks, make sure your buy or rent a copy when it’s released on September 27th. You’ve probably never seen more realistic action sequences than this before. This film will put all those wire-dependant, stunt-double needed, and special-effects suppressed Hollywood action films to shame.
Okay, I know the reason: I didn’t eat a big dinner, and I was feeling rather peckish, so I decided to make some apple crisp at 1am. I’m a night owl, I know. Didn’t eat it until 2am, and I had it with a little bit of low-fat ice cream. Afterwards I felt guilty that I ate so late.
So I popped in my Turbo Jam DVD and did the 20-minute workout (what a burn!). I feel much better now. Just showered and now I’m off to bed.
Oh, and sorry that I can’t post the recipe for the apple crisp as of yet. I kinda ate it all before I could take any photos to post. :)
Personally, I don’t think her body looks that bad for someone who’s a young mother of two… but put some more damn clothes on, please! And what was with her weave? She needs to fire whoever put her extensions in after her head-shaving incident. Why make a come-back when you’re not even performing? It would have been nice to actually hear her sing since she obviously wasn’t doing any dancing. She almost look like she was gonna pass out at the beginning and end of her performance. Sigh… poor thing.
I won’t even get into Kanye’s cry-baby antics as to why he was throwing a hissy-fit over not performing on the main stage and opening up the show, or not winning in any of the categories he was nominated in.
Okay, I will. Here’s the video from backstage at the awards show:
When West was performing at a pre-MVA concert he freestyled:
I can’t believe she would perform / She hasn’t had a hit record in years. I gotta get my money right / Or maybe I gotta get my skin white.
Quit complaining and grow some balls, Kanye! You probably have more money than all of the 3rd world villages combined, so be a man and be grateful for what’s been given to you!
Oh, and lets not forget the fight that broke out between Pamela Anderson’s ex’s Tommy Lee and Kid Rock. I tell you… some of these so-called celebrities really need to get their act together. Can’t wait for next year’s awards antics!
Michael Davis’ Shoot ‘Em Up has got to be one of the most ridiculous films I’ve ever watched–and I mean that in a good way. Shoot ‘Em Up is like Die Hard meets Loony Toons. Clive Owen‘s carrot-dependent character Smith is Bugs Bunny-esqe, cleverly avoiding the grasps of the Elmer-Fudd-like crime boss Hertz (played by Paul Giamatti). And then you have the beautiful Monica Belluccci adding some feminine wiles to the film. The film was shot in Toronto and they didn’t do much to hide that fact, although it’s supposed to be set in an American city (you can see the base of the CN Tower in one seen and a large “Yonge St.” address in a building in another).
In Shoot ‘Em Up The mysterious Smith is reluctantly marked to be the protector of a orphaned newborn and partners with his lady-friend Donna Quintano (Bellucci) to keep the baby out of harms way from an army of gunman led by Hertz. Okay, so the plot isn’t some deep and meaningful concoction, but when you have non-stop action, impossible stunts, witty dialogue, comedic moments, and eye candy, what does that really matter?
If you’re looking for a film that is fun and entertaining, and not looking to take itself seriously then Shoot ‘Em Up is it.
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Yes, I know this is probably old news by now, but I was busy the last couple of days! I’m sure most of you have already seen the sub-par performance by Britney Spears at the 
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